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corrupted




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corrupted
     1. adj. Marked by immorality and perversion; depraved.
     2. adj. Dishonest.
     3. adj. Containing errors.
           It proved impossible to recover any data from the corrupted disk.
corrupt
     1. adj. In a depraved state; debased; perverted; morally degenerate; weak in morals.
           The government here is corrupt, so we'll emigrate to escape them.
     2. adj. Abounding in errors; not genuine or correct; in an invalid state.
           The text of the manuscript is corrupt.
           It turned out that the program was corrupt - that's why it wouldn't open.
     3. adj. In a putrid state; spoiled; tainted; vitiated; unsound.
     4. v. To make corrupt; to change from good to bad; to draw away from the right path; to deprave; to pervert.
           Don't you dare corrupt my son with those disgusting pictures!
     5. v. (intransitive) To become putrid or tainted; to putrefy; to rot.
     6. v. To debase or render impure by alterations or innovations; to falsify.
           to corrupt language, or a holy text
     7. v. To waste, spoil, or consume; to make worthless.

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